winter tomato bisque

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 - chopped onion
  • 1/3 cup unsifted all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons dried savory or tarragon leaves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 can chicken broth, condensed, 10 1/2 ounce
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/3 cup dried tomato bits or dried plum tomato halves, chopped
  • 1 pound tomatoes
  • 1 can condensed italian tomato soup
  • 2.5 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup half and half
  • 1 - savory sprig or tarragon leaves, fresh, chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

How To Make winter tomato bisque

  • Step 1
    In 4-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
  • Step 2
    Add onion and saute until tender.
  • Step 3
    Stir flour, tarragon, salt and pepper into onion until well mixed.
  • Step 4
    Gradually stir in undiluted broth and water until well combined.
  • Step 5
    Add tomato bits and heat mixture to boiling, stirring constantly.
  • Step 6
    Cover and reduce heat to low.
  • Step 7
    Simmer soup 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Step 8
    Meanwhile, peel, seed and dice tomatoes.
  • Step 9
    Stir undiluted tomato soup, milk and half and half into soup until well mixed.
  • Step 10
    Increase heat to medium-high and heat soup until bubbles appear around side of pan.
  • Step 11
    Do not boil.
  • Step 12
    Stir in diced tomatoes and heat through.
  • Step 13
    Ladle soup into bowls.
  • Step 14
    If desired, sprinkle soup with chopped herbs and place bowls onto plates garnished with sprigs of herbs.
  • Step 15
    Note: Dried tomato bits or halves are available in the produce section of most major supermarkets.

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